Just weeks after Cheer Up Charlies garnered headlines for nearly closing its doors forever due to unpaid rent, news broke today that the iconic Austin hangout will be acquired by a Florida company ...

The video attached to this story originally aired on Aug. 22, 2025. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin LGBTQ+ bar Cheer Up Charlie’s, which has recently faced financial struggles, has been bought by a Florida ...

Just days before Austin Pride weekend, Cheer Up Charlies co-owners Maggie Lea and Tamara Hoover announced Thursday that the landlords of their Red River Cultural District bar will lock the pair out of ...

Austin nightclub Cheer Up Charlies will no longer be acquired by Florida-based investment firm Pride Holdings Group. The news follows a tumultuous year for the Red River Street club. In August, owners ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The last couple of months have been a whirlwind of updates from local LGBTQ+ bar and nightclub Cheer Up Charlie’s. A little over a month later, in mid-October, Cheer Up Charlie’s ...

Cheer Up Charlies will live on. Last week, staff with the popular LGBTQ+ club and venue said they had less than two weeks to come up with $58,000 in back-rent or they would be locked out of their Red ...

Just a few months after an impassioned plea for help led to a community rallying around them, one of Texas' favorite queer hangouts is being sold. Cheer Up Charlie's, Austin's legendary LGBTQ+ venue, ...